Regardless of how you lean politically, what Army Gen. Mark Milley did a few days ago was reassuring.  President Donald Trump has been criticized by many — and, it needs to be noted, praised by others — for something he did after a night of civil unrest near the White House. You will ...

This week’s Straw Poll: Are you comfortable going out to restaurants and bars again? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

For the first time in many years, the political momentum is not in police’s favor. People are saying it’s time for some extra scrutiny and oversight to nudge the balance of power to a more just midpoint. State lawmakers passed several police reform bills this week, including banning ...

Calls by some protesters to “defund police” have gained traction lately as rallies continue nationwide over the deaths of black people at police’s hands. Such protests often highlight viewpoints held by only a few people. We don’t think most New Yorkers want to eliminate funding for ...

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” — First ...

No one knows with certainty how many human beings — men, women and children — were forced to stand on the 800-pound stone that remained planted in the ground on a street corner in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for 176 years. What we do know is that each and every one of them was treated like an ...